Muscle Isolation vs. Integration
Exercises should connect muscles in the body the way muscles connect the body in the real world, in order to program proper movement. Primarily when we walk, run, and throw but also any type of athletic movement or daily function. If your body’s hurting, you can’t move as well as you used to, or your quality of […]
Body Connections
Did you know that in order to rotate your trunk safely, you must use your obliques so your lower back does not compensate? Did you know that in order to use your obliques, you must utilize your pec muscles and lat muscles to facilitate proper trunk rotation? Did you know that when you do trunk […]
Green Juice Recipe
Liquid vitamins ? energy for the week ahead ??medicine for the flu season ? . Each bottle contains Apple, Carrot, Cucumber, Celery, Lemon, Lime, Ginger, Parsley, and Cilantro… just enough sweet to drink up all the health benefits ? . Health is a matter of what you eat to fuel your body. Let food be […]
Tight Neck? Try This!
There’s more than one way to use a Theracane ?? Marianne came in complaining of a stiff neck and shoulders from sitting behind a computer ? all day so we implemented myofascial release on her pecs, with special attention to her pec minor. Rather than treating the symptoms of tension we went right to the […]
Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Get comfortable being uncomfortable ?? you can’t wait until you feel like doing something because that time may never come, the mood may never be just right. If you want to lose weight, control your health, and manage your pain then it’s going to take some work, unfortunately there’s not a magic pill to fix […]
Weight Loss Transformation
Deb’s 30 day “Before and After” weight loss transformation. Deb has been a client of ours since we opened and comes to workout twice a week for functional strength and conditioning training. In addition to that she walks 3-4 times a week on her own and consistently eats a Whole 30 based diet. While it’s […]
Lower Back Pain? Try this!
Our favorite part about Monday is that it’s a great day to spend time doing some self care and preparing your body and mind for the week ahead. In this case these ladies are spending time doing some myofascial release and breathing to relax their muscles and recondition their nervous system to handle stress better! If you […]
Body. Brain. Let’s Connect
A picture is worth a 1,000 words… this picture says a lot because a lot is going on during this exercise, physically and mentally. John is incorporating thoracic rotation by connecting his Left lat to his Right glute & his Right shoulder to his Left hip via a deep connection of muscle groups known as the […]
Let Food Be Thy Medicine
“The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.” -Thomas Edison It’s time to go back to the old ways… modern medicine has its place but if you understand how to […]
Strawberries, Vitamin C, and Your Health
If you love strawberries then you should know that they are a sodium free, fat free, cholesterol free, low calorie food- containing around only 50 calories per cup! What you may not know is that strawberries pack more vitamin C per serving than an orange, and the best part is that they’re lower in sugar than […]
